"The happy ending cannot come in the middle of a story." The Last Unicorn"Tell me about Frankie's father?" Randall asked the question softly. He sat across the table from Heather at the small restaurant. His hand was on the table, his fingers curling with hers. He watched her closely while she glanced down with a heavy sigh and shrugged. "I'm ( Read more... )

Life, that can shower you with so much splendour, is unremittingly cruel to those who have given up. Thank the gods there is such a thing as redemption, the redemption that comes in the form of other people the moment you are prepared to believe that they exist. - Stephen FryHe hadn't been home from work for more than fifteen minutes, but he was ( Read more... )

You could be happy, I hope you are//You made me happier than I'd been by far ~Snow Patrol"C'mon, sweetheart, wake up." A soft voice was beside Randall's ear. A very calming voice. His lips turned up into a smile ( Read more... )

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Randall stood awkwardly, rocking on his heels a bit. He felt so very out of place. He had always loved music, but he never had the talent for it. And that included dancing. He was not a dancing man. However his sister was getting married and he promised not only to walk her down the aisle, but dance the customary father/daughter ( Read more... )

It hurts to set you free//But you'll never follow me//The end of laughter and soft lies//The end of nights we tried to die//This is the end ~The Doors

"So that's it?" Randall asked softly. "We're done trying?" He glanced over at Heather from where he sat on the couch. She was sitting in the arm chair and looking away ( Read more... )

Randall leaned back in the hard plastic chair in the ER waiting room and rocked a four year old Frankie in his arms. He rubbed his back warmly and glanced up at the clock again. They had been waiting forever and Randall was starting to get pissed ( Read more... )